Marius

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Marius is a male name, a Roman family name, and a modern given name. The name Marius was used by members of the Roman gens Maria. It is thought to be derived from either the Roman war god Mars or from the Latin root mas or maris meaning "male".

From Wikipedia

Marius first appears in the data in 1881 and has been recorded in 104 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2004 with 80 babies (rank #1,623 that year). In 2024 it was given to 57 boys (rank #2,428). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Marius

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Marius yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,602

Total babies (all years)

104

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Les Misérables: Marius Pontmercy — student revolutionary

Famous people named Marius

Marius Petipalibrettist · b. 1818
Marius Trésorassociation football player · b. 1950
Marius Wolfassociation football player · b. 1995
Marius Lăcătușassociation football player · b. 1964
Marius Stankevičiusassociation football player · b. 1981

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1881	5	#964
1882	5	#1,039
1912	11	#1,587
1913	10	#1,896
1914	8	#2,570
1915	7	#3,269
1916	10	#2,666
1917	12	#2,376
1918	14	#2,232
1919	7	#3,619
1920	11	#2,707
1921	7	#3,749
1922	8	#3,437
1923	12	#2,549
1924	8	#3,407
1925	9	#3,056
1926	6	#4,025
1927	9	#3,067
1928	12	#2,478
1930	8	#3,186
1931	8	#3,009
1932	10	#2,569
1933	9	#2,662
1935	10	#2,484
1937	10	#2,420
1939	11	#2,248
1941	7	#3,034
1942	7	#3,108
1944	5	#3,736
1949	5	#4,029
1950	13	#2,165
1951	5	#4,057
1952	6	#3,601
1953	5	#4,159
1954	11	#2,549
1955	11	#2,513
1956	8	#3,112
1957	11	#2,590
1958	9	#2,954
1959	10	#2,759
1960	8	#3,243
1961	7	#3,559
1962	16	#2,091
1963	10	#2,794
1964	8	#3,186
1965	13	#2,333
1967	9	#2,905
1968	5	#4,521
1969	13	#2,502
1970	25	#1,776
1971	22	#1,963
1972	33	#1,495
1973	18	#2,286
1974	22	#2,028
1975	18	#2,411
1976	36	#1,525
1977	24	#2,039
1978	28	#1,853
1979	23	#2,208
1980	23	#2,261
1981	21	#2,385
1982	16	#2,923
1983	18	#2,632
1984	22	#2,340
1985	17	#2,905
1986	17	#2,965
1987	15	#3,287
1988	15	#3,461
1989	18	#3,283
1990	26	#2,590
1991	24	#2,796
1992	25	#2,789
1993	21	#3,208
1994	19	#3,544
1995	32	#2,429
1996	27	#2,804
1997	34	#2,427
1998	24	#3,260
1999	25	#3,248
2000	30	#2,965
2001	28	#3,196
2002	50	#2,142
2003	79	#1,604
2004	80	#1,623
2005	69	#1,863
2006	57	#2,238
2007	68	#2,046
2008	74	#1,943
2009	64	#2,133
2010	57	#2,280
2011	60	#2,191
2012	58	#2,253
2013	69	#2,002
2014	47	#2,605
2015	61	#2,220
2016	68	#2,078
2017	67	#2,081
2018	67	#2,112
2019	59	#2,328
2020	65	#2,158
2021	58	#2,364
2022	50	#2,662
2023	33	#3,521
2024	57	#2,428